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Tue, 03 Mar 2015 18:46:24 +0000Joomla! 1.5 - Open Source Content Managementen-gbWindows 10 Cannot Fail - It's Freehttp://i-programmer.info/news/177-windows-8/8200-windows-10-cannot-fail-its-free.html
http://i-programmer.info/news/177-windows-8/8200-windows-10-cannot-fail-its-free.htmlMicrosoft has just released new information about Windows 10 and some other stuff - but let's concentrate on the important news for the near future. The world is going to be running Windows 10.
]]>mike.james@infomaxgroup.co.uk (Mike James)WindowsThu, 22 Jan 2015 10:09:55 +0000Wolfram Alpha Comes to Windows 8.1http://i-programmer.info/news/177-windows-8/8118-wolfram-alpha-comes-to-windows-81.html
http://i-programmer.info/news/177-windows-8/8118-wolfram-alpha-comes-to-windows-81.htmlA new Windows 8.1 and Windows phone app brings Wolfram Alpha to users in a packaged form. Well worth having if you do math - if you can find them!
]]>mike.james@infomaxgroup.co.uk (Mike James)WindowsMon, 22 Dec 2014 13:34:43 +0000Windows 10 Suggestion Boxhttp://i-programmer.info/news/177-windows-8/7889-windows-10-suggestion-box.html
http://i-programmer.info/news/177-windows-8/7889-windows-10-suggestion-box.htmlMicrosoft seems to have decided to use UserVoice to get feedback about what should be in Windows 10. What is really surprising is that users don't seem to have a clue.
]]>mike.james@infomaxgroup.co.uk (Mike James)WindowsWed, 22 Oct 2014 00:00:00 +0000Microsoft Lowers Barrier To Windows Storeshttp://i-programmer.info/news/177-windows-8/7785-microsoft-lowers-barrier-to-windows-stores.html
http://i-programmer.info/news/177-windows-8/7785-microsoft-lowers-barrier-to-windows-stores.htmlMicrosoft recently launched a new Dev Center Benefits program and now has taken the further welcome step of eliminating annual fees. You still have to pay to register at the Dev Center but this is now a one-off payment for lifetime access.
]]>sue.james@infomaxgroup.co.uk (Alex Armstrong)WindowsWed, 24 Sep 2014 00:00:00 +0000Windows 9 Coming Soonhttp://i-programmer.info/news/177-windows-8/7689-windows-9-coming-soon.html
http://i-programmer.info/news/177-windows-8/7689-windows-9-coming-soon.htmlAt the moment what we know about Windows 9 is mostly rumor, but it is fairly reliable rumor. It seems that Microsoft has something to announce on September 30th and we can start to prepare for the changes.
]]>mike.james@infomaxgroup.co.uk (Mike James)WindowsTue, 26 Aug 2014 13:43:19 +0000Microsoft Plans To Merge Windows Systems - Again!http://i-programmer.info/news/177-windows-8/7565-microsoft-plans-to-merge-windows-systems-again.html
http://i-programmer.info/news/177-windows-8/7565-microsoft-plans-to-merge-windows-systems-again.htmlMicrosoft seems to be suffering from a strange case of re-inventing things that it once knew were essential. This time it is the unification of Windows into one operating system.
]]>mike.james@infomaxgroup.co.uk (Mike James)WindowsWed, 23 Jul 2014 00:00:00 +0000Microsoft Apportals - The Rediscovery Of The Hierarchical Start Menuhttp://i-programmer.info/news/177-windows-8/7540-microsoft-apportals-the-rediscovery-of-the-hierarchical-start-menu.html
http://i-programmer.info/news/177-windows-8/7540-microsoft-apportals-the-rediscovery-of-the-hierarchical-start-menu.htmlMicrosoft is in a real mess thinking-wise. After removing the hierarchical start menu from Windows 8, and insisting that the Start screen was miles better, it has just reintroduced a hierarchical start screen under the name Apportals.
]]>mike.james@infomaxgroup.co.uk (Lucy Black)WindowsWed, 16 Jul 2014 00:00:00 +0000Windows 8.1 Overtakes Windows 8http://i-programmer.info/news/177-windows-8/7380-windows-81-overtakes-windows-8.html
http://i-programmer.info/news/177-windows-8/7380-windows-81-overtakes-windows-8.htmlMay 2014 saw Windows 8.1 creep past Windows 8 in terms of desktop operating system use among Internet visitors. However, Windows 7 saw a bigger gain in percentage terms than Windows 8.1
]]>sue.james@infomaxgroup.co.uk (Janet Swift)WindowsTue, 03 Jun 2014 00:00:00 +0000Is The Future Of Windows RT In Doubt?http://i-programmer.info/news/177-windows-8/7331-is-the-future-of-windows-rt-in-doubt.html
http://i-programmer.info/news/177-windows-8/7331-is-the-future-of-windows-rt-in-doubt.htmlMicrosoft launched a new Surface tablet, the 12-inch Surface Pro, but at the same event there was no sign of the expected 8-inch mini. Could this mean that the tide is turning against Windows RT? If so in favor of what exactly?
]]>mike.james@infomaxgroup.co.uk (Mike James)WindowsWed, 21 May 2014 10:00:00 +0000Windows 8.1 No Longer Supported - UPDATEhttp://i-programmer.info/news/177-windows-8/7182-windows-81-no-longer-supported.html
http://i-programmer.info/news/177-windows-8/7182-windows-81-no-longer-supported.htmlMicrosoft has announced that the Windows 8.1 Update 1 that was released on April 8th is being treated as a "new servicing/support baseline". What does this mean?
]]>sue.james@infomaxgroup.co.uk (Lucy Black)WindowsThu, 17 Apr 2014 00:00:00 +0000